lengkuas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lengkuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuas/ [ləŋˈku.as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: leng‧ku‧as

Noun

lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas)

1. galangal

   Synonym: laos

Derived terms

• lengkuas merah
• lengkuas putih

Further reading

• “lengkuas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkwas/ [ləŋˈkwas]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -as
• Hyphenation: leng‧ku‧as

Noun

lengkuas (plural lengkuas-lengkuas, informal 1st possessive lengkuasku, 2nd possessive lengkuasmu, 3rd possessive lengkuasnya)

1. galangal

Descendants

• Indonesian: lengkuas
• Manado Malay: lingkuas